SILCHAR, Feb 10 - Ganashakti Media Panthers defeated AP Dutta Press Fighters to win the 8th Jookto Media Cricket Tournament organised by Barak Upottyoka Krira Sangbadik Sanstha( BUKSS).�
In the final played at the SM Dev stadium on Sunday, Ganashakti Media Panthers won the match by 37 runs.�
Media Panthers posted 142 runs losing four wickets in 20 overs. Wicket-keeper batsman Pritam Das was the top scorer with an unbeaten 41 runs.
In reply, the Press Fighters were all out for 105 in 18.2 overs. Anirban Roy Choudhury scored 39 runs. Ganesh Nandi scalped four wickets to snatch the match for the Media Panthers.�
The champion team collected the trophy and cash awards from Cachar SP Manabendra Dev Ray along with BUKSS president Anirban Jyoti Gupta and Subimal Bhattacharjee, president of Jookto organisation.�
Teams from Hailakandi and Karimganj also participated in the franchise based media cricket tournament.